A bunch of stats seems like a pretty dull way to start your Monday, but here are some that just may make you go ‘hmmmm’, and not in that lame early 90′s-dance-song kinda way…
Who Gets the Most Overnight Mail in the World? Nope, it’s not the IRS. It’s the United States Patent & Trademark Office. Paper copies of all patent applications filed in the US have to go through express mail, making the Patent office the largest recipient of overnight mail in the world. The good news is that the often cumbersome and timely process is undergoing a major overhaul. Read more in this article on I/P Updates.
What Blog Has the Largest Comment Backlog? Nope, it’s not SearchViews, though special thanks go out to all you spammers for helping put us in the running. It’s the recently launched Huffington Post, which right now is running a backlog of 15,000+ comments. Read more here.
20 Reasons Why They’re All Out to Get You Eric Dahl of PCWorld.com explains 20 Things Tech Companies Don’t Want You to Know, helping you save more money when you shop and squeeze some extra life out of products you already own.
